Named in 4 known lawsuits, $15,000 total settlements.
Parker, Katherine vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 529220/2021,
Supreme Court - Kings, November 18, 2021
Complaint
Description: On or about November 13, 2018, NYPD officers Salvatore Rizzo and Roger Jasmin knocked on the front door to Plaintiff's apartment and ordered her to come with them to the precinct. Plaintiff was about to get into the shower, so she covered her body with a jacket, not wearing anything underneath, and answered the door. The officers immediately handcuffed and falsely imprisoned Plaintiff without probable cause. They refused her request to put on additional clothing and transported her to the 6th Precinct, where she was unlawfully searched, fingerprinted, photographed, and detained for 24 hours by unnamed officers. When released, Plaintiff had to walk home for 2 miles with no money, not wearing anything but a jacke...
Jean-Pierre, Alex vs P.o Guerra, John, et al.
Case # 515439/2018,
Supreme Court - Kings, February 13, 2019, ended August 30, 2021
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 28, 2015, the plaintiff was unlawfully stopped, seized, searched, and arrested by the defendant PO including POs John Guerra, Rajinder Singh, Jasmin and Detective Varghese without any reasonable suspicion of unlawful behaviour. The defendants falsely accused the plaintiff of crimes including a violent robbery which had taken place a few days earlier in the neighbourhood and illegally searched the plaintiff. The plaintiff was then taken to the 67th Precinct where the plaintiff was fingerprinted, photographed, strip-searched and detained. Detective Varghese then activated an I-card for the plaintiff which identified him as a witness to the robbery. The plaintiff was then taken to the Kings Central Booking...
Bellony, Bernard vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV05127,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 20, 2018, ended June 18, 2019
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On June 13, 2016, a shooting took place at a playground in Brooklyn. Plaintiff had nothing to do with this. Nonetheless, defendant police officers manufactured evidence and altered witness testimony causing plaintiff to be falsely arrested and incarcerated for one year, two months and 23 days. Additionally, plaintiff was libeled and defamed in newspapers citywide. All charges against plaintiff were dismissed on January 8, 2018.
Chepilko, Sergei vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV04173,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 15, 2015, ended October 17, 2018
Order/Judgment (Verdict)
Complaint
Description: On July 4, 2011, Plaintiff was selling photographs on the street in Kings County, NY. NYPD PO Burton approached Plaintiff and stated Plaintiff was not a licensed vendor and therefore was prohibited from selling photos. Plaintiff tried to write PO Burton’s badge number down. PO Burton handcuffed Plaintiff and dragged him to a group of NYPD officers. The officers kicked Plaintiff’s legs and did not address Plaintiff’s complaints of overly-tight handcuffs. Later, while in a holding cell, NYPD Sgt. Cohen made a statement that Plaintiff considered a sexual threat. Plaintiff was charged with two counts of disorderly conduct which were both dismissed.